I’m on a mission to finish more of my vintage UFO projects. I finally dug them all out last year and counted them up. As my friend, Barb, might say: “WHY would you DO that?” It’s a depressing statistic, for sure. But it spurred me to action!
I’m hoping to finish one a month (at least), so in January, I chose this Scrappy 9-Patch Baby quilt.
I bought these blocks at Peecher’s Mercantile in Arrow Rock, Missouri, in May of 2017, while I was at the Arrow Rock Quilt Camp for the week.
Since I was teaching handwork classes, I had time while my students were sitting and stitching, to do some stitching of my own, so I hand stitched them together while we all chatted.
Then I brought it home from Camp and it has languished in my to-be-quilted pile since.
In the interest of finishing older things, I got it out and paired it with a vintage fabric from my stash for the backing. At first, I wasn’t sure about it, but now that it’s done, I love this backing on it.
I quilted it very simply with an X in each square. I don’t like to ditch stitch vintage tops because it might weaken the seams further.
I put a cotton batting inside to give it an old-fashioned look and feel.
I chose a blue solid for the binding.
It’s been washed and dried and is now perfectly soft and crinkly and ready to be loved. And it warms my heart that another set of blocks has been saved from sitting around somewhere without their full potential being met!
I sure hope someone takes pity on all of my UFOs when I’m gone!
The Life of Hazel Ilene 
YAY! Congrats on your UFO finish!!
I love how you finished it. Those vintage fabrics are always so interesting to me. Congratulations on getting it done. It will be a wonderful source of comfort for someone.
Finishing this little gem is exciting!! It’s just precious. I love rescuing blocks and tops that others abandon. They deserve to be loved and I feel that it is our duty to do it, if we can.
And to clarify, this friend Barb is right there with you making lists of all of my UFOs. It’s not depressing, but rather exhilarating!! In fact, I think you taught me to keep track of my UFOs!
And thanks for the tip about NOT ditching the seams of vintage blocks. Makes sense that it might weaken the seams further.